AM+DG THE SUPERMAN EXISTS. AND HE IS FICTIONAL. A closer look at Watchmen’s Dr. Manhattan. By Monch Santiago “You could’ve turned the bullet into dust and the knife into snowflakes. But you didn’t. You just let her die.” –Edward Blake‚ The Comedian. Neil Armstrong‚ Clark Kent‚ John F. Kennedy‚ Professor Charles Xavier‚ Gandhi‚ Chuck Norris‚ Master Yoda. The men mentioned above are fictional or real characters with quite a few things in common. They are all heroes in their respective
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one-in-a-hundred year scientific discoveries. The advances these books create thrust science to a level never before seen. Specifically‚ in Watchmen readers will see Ozymandias develop a creation which will destroy nearly all of Manhattan‚ killing three million innocent civilians. Undoubtedly a setback for human society. Even though Ozymandias incontrovertibly advanced science those consequences held a negative impact for humanity. We see this again in Shelley’s Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein develops
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An Analysis of British Literature Death is inevitable and what happens after death will always be a mystery to the living. For this reason‚ the afterlife has always been a topic which artists have chosen to explore in their works. Throughout the chronology of British literature‚ artists have used society’s views as a basis to examine the afterlife‚ and look at it in new ways. The afterlife has been a theme in British Literature from the Anglo-Saxon period of Beowulf to the twentieth century
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that contradicted‚ or was ironic to another thing that was occurring. One example of this was in chapter VII when Laurie and Dan are beginning to be intimate on the couch‚ but Dan cannot seem to get going. In the background on the television‚ Ozymandias is doing his acrobatics. “The grace of
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he is an extreme skeptic. Moving on to the next character’s ideology is Ozymandias as he represents the capitalist ideology‚ according to Merriam-Webster.com “An economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods‚ by investments that are determined by private decision‚ and by prices‚ production‚ and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market”. Ozymandias represents capitalism due to him owning Pyramid industries‚ an island‚ etc
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(Disinformation). Like humans‚ characters in Watchmen all fall short of their own problems‚ failures‚ and weaknesses and struggle like every day-to-day people in society. One of the many afflictions that the heroes face‚ in particular Rorschach‚ Ozymandias‚ and Doctor Manhattan‚ is their flaw that defines them the most‚ and that is their personality disorder. In explanation behind these claims of certain disorders‚ professional research conducted of disorders can be matched by analyzing the characters
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questions should not exceed more than 200 words) 3. How does the poet achieve the atmosphere of magic and witchcraft? 10 marks (Answers for 10 mark questions should not exceed more than 400 words.) 4. Describe in your own words the theme of the poem –“Ozymandias”. 10 marks (Answers for 10 mark questions should not exceed more than 400 words.) 5. Paraphrase the poem –“Design” given below: 10 marks (Lines 7-10) A snow-drop spider‚ a flower like froth‚ And dead wings carried like a paper kite What had
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poetry because this was during the industrial revolution. Romantics felt we were beginning to neglect nature with factories and buildings being built everywhere‚ they felt it was imperative to remind people about it. Shelly wrote in Ozymandias‚ “My name is Ozymandias‚ King of Kings; Look on my Works‚ ye Mighty‚ and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay‚ of that colossal Wreck‚ boundless and bare‚ The lone and level sands stretch far away.” This poem is about the statue of a great King
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Tyger” William Blake “A Poison Tree” William Blake “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love” Christopher Marlowe; and “ The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” Sir Walter Raleigh “Dover Beach” Matthew Arnold; and “The Dover Bitch; A Criticism of Life” “Ozymandias” Percy Bysshe Shelley “Thanatopsis” William Cullen Bryant “Death‚ be Not Proud” John Donne “Pity Me Not Because the Light of Day” Edna St. Vincent Millay “When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes” William Shakespeare “Invictus” William
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